No Labor Day plans? Play this game and help DARPA develop a treatment for sepsis

Crowdsourcing Breakthrough Treatments for Blood Infections August 30, 2012 Online game Foldit adds puzzle to investigate proteins to aid sepsis treatment If asked how today’s toughest medical problems are being solved, most people would probably envision highly skilled physicians and scientists working countless hours with sophisticated lab equipment, not people sitting in their homes playing computer games. Yet DARPA feels the gamers of the world have something to contribute. By pooling the time of hundreds or even thousands of computer users, DARPA hopes to accelerate new research into better treatments for sepsis—an overwhelming infection of the bloodstream that affects thousands of servicemembers each year and often leads to death. This research is made possible by Foldit , a game and online community funded by DARPA. It works like this: Experts and nonexperts alike do...